# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=26 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [Fuck the IOC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-ioc/761835)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-ioc/761835 "2023-03-30T22:32:36Z")
This is some Bond level villainy. These fuckers are complicit in some of the worst human rights abuses while supporting the some of the most evil authoritarian regimes. The entire organization is rife with corruption. … --- ## [Fewer days, more rants (February Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fewer-days-more-rants-february-mini-rants/979184)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fewer-days-more-rants-february-mini-rants/979184 "2023-03-29T16:56:23Z")
My biggest rant right now: it’s after 5pm PST and no one else got it in gear to start this month’s mini-rants. Minor: maintenance is pressure-washing the balcony above my patio, which means water coming down on my patio… --- ## [I Pit Darren Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-darren-garrison/954165)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-darren-garrison/954165 "2023-03-28T00:45:34Z")
I mean, really. Just absolutely disgusting. If you’re not trolling the fact that people like you exist make my skin crawl. --- ## [I have much to get off my chest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-much-to-get-off-my-chest/981734)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-much-to-get-off-my-chest/981734 "2023-03-28T00:13:06Z")
It’s no secret that I’m extremely classist, and bitter, and have violent fantasies of hurting rich kids. I’ve even told my parents that I resent the circumstances. I don’t resent them, I just resent not having a silver s… --- ## [If You're Going to Shut Down My Email, Please Tell Me First](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-shut-down-my-email-please-tell-me-first/980664)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-shut-down-my-email-please-tell-me-first/980664 "2023-03-25T02:44:49Z")
One of the benefits, the only benefit really, of paying for my annual alumni membership is that I got to keep my university email address. I’ve had the email address for almost twenty years now, and I use it for anythin… --- ## [Hey Wendy's, what part of "no cheese" don't you understand???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-what-part-of-no-cheese-dont-you-understand/342398)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-what-part-of-no-cheese-dont-you-understand/342398 "2023-03-20T20:24:59Z")
Stupid Wendys. Stupid cheese. Stupid burger. A week or so ago, Harborwolf, Harborkid, and I went to Wendy’s for lunch. I ordered a double burger with no cheese at the drive-thru, and when we got home, I discovered they h… --- ## [Private School in Miami warns staff to not get COVID-19 vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-school-in-miami-warns-staff-to-not-get-covid-19-vaccine/940839)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-school-in-miami-warns-staff-to-not-get-covid-19-vaccine/940839 "2023-03-14T00:24:26Z")
Yep, you read that right: A private school with two campuses in Miami has warned its staff against taking vaccines that prevent COVID-19, saying it will not employ anyone who has been inoculated and spreading misinform… --- ## [Light pitting of EastUmpqua (spun off Troll R Us thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-pitting-of-eastumpqua-spun-off-troll-r-us-thread/980991)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-pitting-of-eastumpqua-spun-off-troll-r-us-thread/980991 "2023-03-12T19:05:41Z")
This very peculiar individual in now engaged in a spirited defense of Ron DeSantis in the “Ron DeSantis is a fascist” thread over in P&E. Claims to have studied atmospheric science. Showed that he knows nothing about it… --- ## [Our Marxist President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-marxist-president/980251)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-marxist-president/980251 "2023-03-11T20:19:50Z")
I can understand PAB throwing around “Marxist” and “communist” as scare words, because when he was a kid those were the scariest things ever. But now the MAGA nitwits like MTG are using it, not knowing a fucking thing ab… --- ## [Right now, on the sixth level of Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-on-the-sixth-level-of-hell/978129)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-on-the-sixth-level-of-hell/978129 "2023-03-08T20:17:58Z")
There’s a dude sitting on the floor, catatonically staring ahead, arms wrapped around his raised knees, rocking his upper body back & forth. What’s he look like, you ask? Extremely sunburned, goatee two bumps on his he… --- ## [Alaskan "R" politician: "There are upside to child abuse deaths."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaskan-r-politician-there-are-upside-to-child-abuse-deaths/980265)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaskan-r-politician-there-are-upside-to-child-abuse-deaths/980265 "2023-03-04T00:21:09Z")
When I heard about this, I was hoping, and not optimistically, that this was a statement taken out of context. Nope, it wasn’t. The Young Turks tagged him as “anti-life GOP.” I agree. Here’s another lin… --- ## [New Florida Senate bill would eliminate state Democratic Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-florida-senate-bill-would-eliminate-state-democratic-party/980512)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-florida-senate-bill-would-eliminate-state-democratic-party/980512 "2023-03-03T12:46:05Z")
A newly filed bill would eliminate any Florida political party that has previously platformed in favor of slavery or indentured servitude, so… Yeah. It’s actually been named the Ultimate Cancel Act. --- ## [I pit the SovCit movement... For a different reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sovcit-movement-for-a-different-reason/980412)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sovcit-movement-for-a-different-reason/980412 "2023-03-01T22:04:39Z")
So rather than hijack this thread I’d though I’d pit this separately. What actually bugs me about the Sovereign Citizen movement is not the utter batshittery of it all, at least not just that. It’s this… if you believe… --- ## [Stupid Russian idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-russian-idea-of-the-day/980309)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-russian-idea-of-the-day/980309 "2023-02-25T00:09:56Z")
With so much stupidity coming out of Russia, mostly from their equivalents of Tucker Carlson, but also other Putin allies and their equivalents of Empty Greene, I thought I’d start a thread. First up… Yeah, right. D… --- ## [Survey Scams Embedded In Legitimate-Looking Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-scams-embedded-in-legitimate-looking-jobs/980197)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-scams-embedded-in-legitimate-looking-jobs/980197 "2023-02-23T01:51:16Z")
I’ve recently joined the ranks of the unemployed after company downsizing. Yay me. I’ve been hitting the job search sites for work-from-home data-entry and similar jobs. I apply, go through all the hoops, then I get an e… --- ## [The Tim Horton's Craveable Crispy Chicken Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tim-hortons-craveable-crispy-chicken-sandwich/979970)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tim-hortons-craveable-crispy-chicken-sandwich/979970 "2023-02-21T23:04:06Z")
Earlier today I wrapped up a business meeting in the small town of Leamington, Ontario, a little place in farm country about forty minutes southeast of Windsor and Detroit. It was 11:30 AM and I figured I’d get somethin… --- ## [Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 1482\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894 "2023-02-20T21:53:22Z")
Occasionally there are phrases and/or terms that make their way into conversational vogue among journalists and others that just rub me the wrong way. Sometimes it’s because they’re pretentious, others because they’re f… --- ## [I pit Novelty Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914 "2023-02-19T01:00:01Z")
Expressing opinions that are racist as fuck, while playing the “I’m not touching you” game. And now trying to get people to call them a racist in IMHO to further their victimhood status. --- ## [Idiots who insert political comments in non-political topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-insert-political-comments-in-non-political-topics/968349)
**Author:** [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-insert-political-comments-in-non-political-topics/968349 "2023-02-18T14:46:25Z")
Doesn’t matter what the subject matter is; Disney movies, Car repair or School Bake Sales these guys will use it as an opportunity to attack their political opponents for no apparent reason. The vast majority of the tim… --- ## [Florida Nursing School Scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-nursing-school-scandal/979307)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-nursing-school-scandal/979307 "2023-02-16T21:28:58Z")
7600 people appear to have purchased diplomas from defunct nursing schools and an unknown number have been licensed based on the fraudulent credentials. The story itself probably belongs in MPSIMS with a “Shaking My D… --- ## [Debate: You can't say anything "of substance" on this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-you-cant-say-anything-of-substance-on-this-board/979312)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-you-cant-say-anything-of-substance-on-this-board/979312 "2023-02-16T03:47:18Z")
In an ATMB thread, this claim was made: This statement seems on its face to be ludicrous. Is it really the case that nothing in Factual Questions or Great Debates contains “nothing of substance”? I don’t think so. It … --- ## [Another case of GOP hypocrisy (how many is this now?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101 "2023-02-15T21:59:36Z")
And fascism, and authoritarianism, and just plain goddamn evil. Ron DeSantis canceled the state’s AP course on African American studies. NPR says he calls it political agenda indoctrination. The Miami Herald article sa… --- ## [NFL Pro Bowl Games? More like Pro Bowl Joke!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-pro-bowl-games-more-like-pro-bowl-joke/979388)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-pro-bowl-games-more-like-pro-bowl-joke/979388 "2023-02-14T00:14:46Z")
The Pro Bowl “Games” were held this weekend, and what a fuckin’ joke. I didn’t think the Pro Bowl could get any worse, and then it did with “events” like flag football, “kick tac toe,” and a goddamned water balloon toss! … --- ## [Isolated shit, courtesy your neighbourly right wing scumbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isolated-shit-courtesy-your-neighbourly-right-wing-scumbag/966900)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isolated-shit-courtesy-your-neighbourly-right-wing-scumbag/966900 "2023-02-13T11:11:29Z")
Right-wing violence will be on the rise now. This thread is for documenting such isolated incidents. To premept fucktards from the right, here - antifa/blm woo will get obviously FUCKING ZERO traction here. Thankfull… --- ## [I pitt D'Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148 "2023-02-10T15:01:57Z")
from 155 from here, Hillary makes bogus claim of racism in Alabama (about voting and drivers licenses), a thread by everyone elses favorite person, ITR Champion. I do not like him. I do not trust him. I do not know if… --- ## [Dick Cheney = Admiral Christopher Pike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-admiral-christopher-pike/955677)
**Author:** [@Ssounder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ssounder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-admiral-christopher-pike/955677 "2023-02-09T16:24:56Z")
I have been wondering what life is like for Dick Cheney. His health issues are fairly well known. One of the worst I personally have ever heard of: 5 heart attacks, blood clots etc. A total heart transplant in 2012. Fol… --- ## [Term for a certain type of poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-a-certain-type-of-poster/979408)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-a-certain-type-of-poster/979408 "2023-02-08T19:43:21Z")
Someone who says offensive things and decides whether or not they are joking based on the reactions of those who respond - Schrödinger’s Asshole. What do y’all think, and does anyone in particular come to mind? --- ## [Exxon is making HOW MUCH?!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exxon-is-making-how-much/979205)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exxon-is-making-how-much/979205 "2023-02-07T16:20:10Z")
Article in the Chicago Tribune this morning (paywalled), so I’ll link instead to ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/exxon-profits-record-high-2022-energy-prices-soared-96785682 From the article,… (all the… --- ## [Youtuber tries to use gaming stream as murder alibi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-tries-to-use-gaming-stream-as-murder-alibi/979376)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-tries-to-use-gaming-stream-as-murder-alibi/979376 "2023-02-07T15:57:37Z")
I know there are horrific crimes going on all the time, but this one just caught my attention for the planning and thought that this man-shaped arsehole must have put into committing it if he’s guilty: YouTuber remanded … --- ## [Fuck the Austin City Council, Austin Energy and the morons in charge!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-austin-city-council-austin-energy-and-the-morons-in-charge/979280)
**Author:** [@Nightaudit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightaudit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-austin-city-council-austin-energy-and-the-morons-in-charge/979280 "2023-02-04T19:14:48Z")
So some of us here in Austin have been without power for 3 or more days now, and the shit heads on charge at Austin Power have no clue when they’re going to get all the service restored. You would think that after the la… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=27)